House Bill 429 Summary

• Amends Section 33-2110B to clarify that armed forces members stationed in a community college district on military orders or who entered service as residents and maintained resident status qualify for resident tuition, even if not currently stationed in the district.

• Amends Section 33-3717B to add a new provision allowing students who are members of Idaho Native American Indian tribes (Coeur d'Alene, Shoshone-Paiute, Nez Perce, Shoshone-Bannock, or Kootenai) to be classified as Idaho residents for tuition purposes regardless of current domicile, with the state board of education maintaining the official list.

• Revises language in both sections regarding dependent children of military members to clarify they retain resident status when parents are transferred on military orders.

• Makes technical corrections and clarifications to residency definitions and procedures in both community college and higher education sections.